Wali

Boy name variations

Family name origins & meanings

• Muslim : from a personal name based on Arabic walī ‘lord’, ‘guardian’, ‘protector’, ‘saint’, or ‘friend’, often interpreted as a short form of Walī Allāh ‘friend of God’, an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
• Indian (Kashmir) : Hindu (Brahman) name, probably ulitmately derived from Arabic walī ‘lord’ (see 1).
• Indian (Karnataka) : Hindu (Lingayat) name of unknown meaning.